30 of the weirdest animals around the world

The sunda colugo is also recognised as a flying lemur. Interestingly enough, they are not lemurs, nor do they fly, but they would definitely be able to hold their own in a gliding competition with some bats.

The glass frog has a transparent abdomen so when it soars from one plant to another, you can see its insides including its internal organs and its little beating heart. Ironically, scientists are not “clear” about why their middles are see-through.

Easily mistaken for cotton balls, Honduran white bats live in tents with other Honduran white bats that they build out of large leaves. They also have leaf-shaped noses and ears.

The leafy seadragon looks like, well, a leaf. Found swimming off the coast of Australia, this fish looks like a floating plant, serving as a pretty neat camouflage from predators.

These tiny antelopes have the most beautiful, dark eyes surrounded by a white ring. Besides just visionary purposes, dik-diks secrete a sticky liquid from their eyes that is used to scent-mark their territory.

While Okapis look like a crossover between zebras and deer, they are actually more closely related to giraffes. You read that right. The okapi is the only living relative to the giraffe.

Their unfortunate name matches their unfortunate skin which is covered in wart-like bulges. Poor things! But, they become considerably cooler once you learn that they can consume prey as big as their entire bodies in one big gulp.

The maned wolf really works the tall black boots style more than most humans. They resemble a fox with extra-long legs, but they are their own distinct species.

The Patagonian Mara is basically a very large rodent. Imagine seeing one of these scurrying over the train tracks! That’s an image that probably makes your skin crawl, but give them some love, because they are very family-oriented creatures as they stay monogamous for life.

Gerenuk translates to “giraffe neck” in Somali, which makes sense due to these antelope’s remarkably long necks. They eat on their hind legs so they can reach the best places in the trees, but we think they’re just showing off.

Now enjoy some of the cutest wild animals in the world.